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Definition of CHARGES

noun : CHARGES

Source: WordNet 3.1

1. (
- charge ,
) an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" ;

2. (
- charge ,
- complaint ,
) (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" ;

3. (
- charge ,
) the price charged for some article or service; "the admission charge" ;

4. (
- charge ,
- electric_charge
) the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge" ;

5. (
) attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard" ;

6. (
) a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" ;

7. (
- charge
) a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her charges across the street" ;

8. (
- charge ,
) financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against the estate" ;

9. (
- cathexis ,
- charge
) (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge" ;

10. (
- bang ,
- boot ,
- charge ,
- rush ,
- flush ,
- thrill ,
- kick
) the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks" ;

11. (
- charge ,
- billing
) request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges at the end of each month" ;

12. (
) a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something; "the judge's charge to the jury" ;

13. (
- accusation ,
- charge ,
) an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" ;

14. (
) heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield ;

15. (
) a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" ;

verb : CHARGES

Source: WordNet 3.1

1. (
- charge ,
- bear_down ,
) to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork" ;

2. (
- charge ,
- accuse ,
) blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference" ;

3. (
- charge ,
- bill
) demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" ;

4. (
- tear ,
- shoot ,
- shoot_down ,
- charge ,
- buck ,
) move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" ;

5. (
- appoint ,
- charge
) assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance" ;

6. (
- charge ,
- lodge ,
- file ,
) file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" ;

7. (
- charge ,
) make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that the jurors were biased" ;

8. (
- charge
) fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" ;

9. (
- charge ,
) enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15" ;

10. (
) cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison" ;

11. (